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2. <br />Description <br />The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) is a federally funded program designed to help <br />low and moderate income households meet th rising costs of home energy. Funds <br />for the program come from the Department o: health and Human Services to the <br />Minnesota Department of Economic Security and then to West Hennepin Human Services <br />Planning board. The orogram provided this assistance for the period from November <br />1, 1983 through May 31, 1984. <br />Eligibility <br />In order to quslit;, . household needs to have an income no greater ttan 60% of <br />the state me C:i int 1. For the Hennepin County area, this meant that tSe in- <br />come guidelines were as follows: <br />Number of Persons <br />In The Household Income <br />1 <br />g 8,32b <br />2 <br />10,887 <br />3 <br />13,450 <br />4 <br />16,012 <br />5 <br />18,574 <br />6 <br />21, 136 <br />7 <br />21,616 <br />*Medical bills and funeral expenses paid by the applicant and not reimbursed <br />by a third party payer were deducted from the gross income. In addition, <br />ten percent gross earned income and verified child support payments were <br />deducted (roes gross income. <br />r nt Amounts <br />Grant amounts are deter, ousehold size, kind of feel used and income. <br />The grants range in amou•. atural gas from $100-$,.0. For o:l the range <br />was from $100-f1,000 <br />Residents with eligible incomes whose heat was included iu the rent were eligible <br />for assistance. <br />Sites <br />Tha West Hennepin Energy Assistance Program took applications at eight sites. All <br />sites were provided free of charge. In addition, home vise• vtre conducted for <br />29 households where It was not possible for these ind:vii to have access to the <br />application sites. <br />